The Creighton Prep Junior Jays have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Fremont Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on February 24th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Creighton Prep faced Omaha Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Creighton Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Omaha Central and snuck past 66-64. The victory was just what Creighton Prep needed coming off of a 60-38 defeat in their prior match.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Creighton Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dillon Claussen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Claussen has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinell Parker, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Fremont scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 83-50 victory over Buena Vista. The win was some much needed relief for Fremont as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Creighton Prep has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Fremont, their victory bumped their record up to 9-14.
Creighton Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fremont in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. Will Creighton Prep repeat their success, or does Fremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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